Merck plans $3 billion cost cuts by end of 2027, narrows full-year outlook

  • Merck on Tuesday said it will slash $3 billion in costs by the end of 2027 to be fully reinvested to support new product launches and its drug pipeline.  The multi-year effort comes as Merck prepares to offset revenue losses from the upcoming patent expiration of its blockbuster cancer drug Keytruda in 2028, and braces for the Trump administration's planned tariffs on pharmaceutical imported into the U.S.